Button



y 1.1. HART AND F. R. WHITE.

BUTTON.

' APPLICATION FILED FEB.16, 1920.

Patented May 17, 1921.

@070 mrww/ I f UNi'iiD` STATES PATENT OFFICE LEwIs J. HART- AND FRANKLIN n. wrrrinionwarnnsunr, .coNnEcaIcUTg AssIGNoRsmo THE,- ra'rnnr BUTTON `:coiviraarr, Vor waramasar, con:` Nnc'ricUT, CORPORATIONor-CONNECTICUT. Y 1

BUTTON.

'israioe ticularly to thatclass or type in which'the fastener is inserted or' driven "through the Q material to which the button is' to lbe se# cured, through the imperforate base of thebutton proper and then headed or .turnedVV upon itself so'as'to securelylock and-fasten` the button in place.

It has heretofore been the .practice to form buttons of this .class entirely of metal. There are some decided disadvantages, however, to an all-metal button, among which may be mentioned the tendency forthebutton to change appearance 'as' soon. as the finish upon the surface of the-button starts to wear.V Further the wearing of the surface of the button may expose the base metal of which the button' is formed andallow the latter to rust and corrode and in turn discolor and mar thecloth to which the button is attached.v4 Further the in- I creasing cost attending the manufacture of buttons of metal has made it desirable that an efficient substitute be found. Y

It is accordingly an object of our invention to provide a button having a non-metallic body portion, which is substantially chemically inert so as to resist the corroding influence of moisture ,and so constructed that the body portion is of uniform lcolor throughout, whereby the button will present a neat and pleasing appearance, although the surface thereof become worn or scarred.

A further object is tol provide a button composed of metallic and `non-metallic portions, so combined and arranged as to prevent undue wear upon the non-metallic p0rtions and so formed as to be capable of being fastened to cloth or other material by an automatic button attaching machine, and without danger of the non-metallic portions of the button splitting or cracking. Y

A further object is to provide a button Application' led February 16, 1920. Y :Serial No. 358,881.

button embody'mg th i spcification of Letters raient. L FatdfMa-y composed of -a non-metallic vbrous" body, which may fbe pressed,.mold ed, or otherwise shaped and more economically produced than corresponding button'formedeny tirelyv ,off-metal.

El/Vith the/foregoingand other objects in" view,"our vinvention resides inthe 4novel but-vv ton herein,- described andillustratedV and in certain modifications thereof andin the com-1` binationand arrangement. of parts andinwill the 'details of construction thereofas more fully Vhereinafter appear.

ferred ,embodiment lof shown,wherein:

tures ofour'invention n Figure l isl arview' in vertical section offa= e @characteristic -f-ea- ,-QFig. 2 is :asimilar view, .showingfthe' 'button` attached and-.securely anchored to cloth Orother material.. I

goingff. Y Figari is a View in vertical sectionof our improved button, thefastener being'forniied withzasingle"Prong l f' r-" Fig. 5 is a similarp'view, showing this button securely 'anchored to the. cloth..

Fig. l6 is .a VView in vertical section of -a somewhat modiied'form of button, a metallic reinforcing plate being Vincluded in v .75 i `isa top plan lijview 'of thev foref'lv the base of the button, so as to `prevent the f undue wear of the latter.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of themetallic reinforcing plate shown in Fig. 6.

Referring specifically to the several views,

wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding partsv throughout, lthe fastener A, is formed with,v the upstanding prongs 10, which are adapted to .piercel the cloth or material B, to which lthe button is to be attached. 'The body of the but- 1 ton'C is formed Ywith the head or flange to receive the prongs vofthe fastener andV properly guide and direct them through the base.

Inl order that the body of the button C will .be of uniform color throughout, and y substantially chemically inert, so as to resist* the corroding effect of the moisture of the j atmosphere, we prefer to form it of a hard non-metallic fibrous material, which by suitable treatment may be rendered suiiicientlyV l` which the button is formed allows it to be made of any desired color andl of uniformA color throughout, so that it will present a neat and pleasing appearance although thel surface of the button be worn and marred. Further the non-metallic material being substantially chen'iically inert, will not discolor or damage the material to which it is secured, even though it'be subjected to the z most adverse conditions, such as when exposed to the salt-air of the sea coast.

In those instances where the material through which the fastener extends, or' the conditions under which the button isvto be r used, wouldk allow the slightrelative movement ofthe body and fastener, we prefer to insert within the hub of the button a" Vmetallic reinforcement 15, Vhaving an opening-16, extending therethrough for the re' ception of the holding prong of the fastener. During the securement of the button to the cloth by an automatic button attaching machine, the die, of the machine,A (not shown) Y strikes against the pointof the fastener and l 4vheads it down upon the metallic reinforce Vment as illustrated in Fig.' e. The base of the button is accordingly protected against wear bythe Vhead of the fastener and thus provides 'for the long and usefullife of the i what we claim is l. A button comprising a body portion in- Cluding a head, Va hub and an imperfo'rate base formed of a hard, non-metallic material, said base provided with an indentation adapted to receive and guide'the prong of a metallic fastener through the base for securement ofthe button to a. supporting surface.

2. VA button comprising a body portion formed of a hard, non-metallic material and provided -with an imperforate base, a metallic reinforcement bearing against the upper surface of the base and provided with an aperture therethrough, said 'baseprovided with -an indentation in'alincment with the aperture of the metallic reinforcement and adapted to receive and vguide the prong of a metallic fastener through said base and through the aperture of the metallic rein-v forcement yfor securement of the button to supporting surface. v

- Signed-at Waterbury, in the Vcounty-of New Haven, and Staterof Connecticut, this 11th day of Feb., A. D. 1920.

" L. J; HART.' l ,A

FRANKLIN WHITE.

Witnesses:

F. G. PURINTON, F. T. DnlscoLL. f 

